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Topic: The Most Fun Climbs.. (Read 4202 times)

Climbing is supposed to be fun. Climbing for me at least is a hell of a lot more than chest thumping over a dangerous climb. Climbing is a way of life for me (except when work gets in the damn way!) and climbing is fun

these are some of my favorite Fun climbs in the north east.. Climbs that I go back and repete multiple times some of them even hundreds of times

SaigonsRapid Transit (3rd Pitch) 5.9Bombardment to Black Lung 5.8The Roof to Raise the Roof (3 pitch at the N. End of Cathedral, should see more traffic than it gets!) 5.8Childrens Crusade 1st 3 pitches 5.9

I like DMan's additions to NC.For The Gunks and below .10, I would add Something Interesting, Strictly From Nowhere, Alphonse, Farewell To Arms (make sure second is solid on the traverse), and MF (avoid the runout direct finish).

List for Rumney?I will start it off with Underdog, Rock du Jours, P2, Stairway To Heaven. And that is just some in the .9+/.10a range at one crag!

« Last Edit: December 18, 2012, 09:00:33 AM by sneoh »

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"You have to decide to do a flag, where you can broke your vertebrae or a barn door depending of your pro" - the poster formerly known as Champ

Fun s what you consider to be fun. that was my short list of fun multi pitch rock. Your Fun can certainly be different than mine. i will add single pitch rock and ice when i get the time. worked 10hrs today and have to get an early start tomorow so not now,...

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DLottmann

Are you joking? I guess I include Reppy's when I talk about Moby as I have never done the original start but that is a 180 foot pitch with the absolute best 5.8 hand crack in NH, no matter how much it hurts peoples ankles...

Pitch 2 is meh but pitch 3 is another gem, with the devious triangular roof leading to some fun climbing before the pitch ends, at notably my least favorite belay anchor on the climb...

Pitch 4 is meh, but pitch 5, The Sickle.... common... that thing is insane... did it once on the left side, and every ascent since on the right

I admit, after pitch 5 the route is meh, and I've actually never done the correct pitch 7, but pitch 1-5 have way more than "100' of good climbing"...

DLottmann

If you are not finding good clean interesting climbing above the sickel you are not going the right way....

I know I have gotten off route up there... but the part that starts to distract from the otherwise awesome quality is after the Sickle is the 35 foot "walk left" on pitch 6 immediately followed by a "tricky biouldering move"... I've haven't dialed that move yet and the gear ain't great to keep you off that traverse ledge... that and it's about a 90 in your rope after getting through that spot... definitely my own weakness... never been awesome at anything labeled "bouldery"... After that, I never get into that cave thingy... i can see it, but I haven't linked it. The last two times I traversed too far right, but then found some excellent horizontals that brought be to just above what the Sykes book says is "strenous move out right"... that part looks awesome, but I haven't gotten to it yet... maybe next time... I also want to find Kurt's corner up there... I've only done Moby 3-4 times so I don't have the top completely dialed...

Moby Grape definitely makes my list, good climbing all over that one. The Cave is way fun.

I'll echo most of Tradmans NH list and in the Adks add:

QuadropheniaFastest GunCasual ObserverBrrright StarTilmans AreteDiagonalPetes FarewellThe ElThe Moss Cliff Link-up (P1+2 Touch Of Class to the Aerie Corner to the final pitch of Fear Of Flying)Hard Times makes the list when approached from Touch Of Class

For single pitch options the routes I keep coming back to and never get sick of:

Frosted MugTequila MockingbirdBlacksmithRoaches On The WallRaging RavenCoffee AchieversAny of the Classics at the WebArachnid TractionForever Wild